George Bird

Professional Summary(2018 – 2026)



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      Midweight Designer 
      The National Gallery, London

      (July 2022 – Current)

     Designing bold, fresh concepts for the National Gallery. Championing and evolving the brand identity across exhibitions, campaigns and emerging media to engage new audiences. Acting as a key stakeholder in upholding brand standards, ensuring consistency while creating exciting new experiences for visitors.

    Leading creative direction from briefing through to delivery, developing high-quality, bespoke exhibition campaigns across print and digital. This includes overseeing production timelines and installation for onsite and touring exhibitions, encompassing exhibition design, wayfinding, OOH advertising, email campaigns, event invitations, mobile and desktop website assets.

    Collaborating closely with UI/UX, Freelancers and Marketing teams to create engaging, accessible and user-centred digital and in-person experiences. Designing and delivering a wide range of digital assets including static, motion, and web friendly formats.




      Designer    Lead Designer
      Unit London

      (September 2020 – July 2022)

      Creative Direction of the ‘Unit London’ re-brand occuring in September of 2021 and website re-build in 2022.

      Leading on the production of supporting assets for 2 artist exhibitions per month. This includes: Exhibition catalogues, booklets, invitations, press releases, space design as well as a external promotional packs for use across Mailouts, instagram and paid advertising.

      Artworking of printed OOH advertising for both large and small scale use across multiple central London stations.

      Daily management of external print houses, freelancers and publising houses, notably Hurtwood Press.



      Studio Assistant & PA
      Bridget Riley Studio

      (August 2018 - May 2020)

      Managing and scheduling Fine Art logistics companies for all collections and transport of works for multiple Bridget Riley shows worldwide, notably, a major Retrospective at Hayward Gallery and Painting Now at Sprüth Magers, LA.

      Arranging and administrating catalogue and archive standard photography and 
      pre-shipping preparation.



      Software Knowledge
      Adobe Creative Suite
      Figma
      SketchUp Pro
      Miro

       Education
      BA Illustration & Visual Communication
      3 Above C A Levels
      Small Business Marketing Foundation Diploma 


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